The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 323

323 Only Barcelona Can Take Me Away

In the tenth Premier League match of 2005-2006, Leeds United played Middlesbrough at home. Middlesbrough were ranked eleventh in the Premier League ahead, in the middle. Leeds United were currently ranked fourth. The difference between the two teams was similar, but the difference was very large.

However, Middlesbrough coach Steve McClaren said before the game: “The difference in strength between us and Leeds United is not that big, even literally we are a lot ahead of them! So, although we are away, we are confident we can beat them in this game!”

“The main difference is the difference between the two coaches,” McClaren said. “Leeds United’s head coach Roja is really weak. He came from a half-way house and didn’t figure out many things himself, but now he is teaching others. These things are definitely not good!”

Gary Arnold Hisith agreed with McClaren very much and applauded warmly.

McClaren added, “Madman Loria ‘s tactics are really bad, However, they still carried on the tradition of their Leeds United. It was dirty, barbaric, and rude. It didn’t seem like they were playing football, but wrestling. This kind of tactic was a tactic from half a century ago, and now it was very backward. Yet, there were still people using this tactic. This was truly the sadness of football. It was a retrogression of football. “In my opinion, their results are not bad, but they won ‘t last long. Watch, leeds united are still relegated this season!”

Gary Arnold Hisith applauded enthusiastically and said well.

Kelly Fox had no head and was very angry in her heart. McClaren was talking nonsense.

McClaren also said: “We are very confident about this game, you see, this game we Middlesbrough will win!”

Kelly Fox also asked: “May I ask Mr. Middlesbrough if Viduka will be on the starting line-up for this game?”

Viduka, who played for Leeds United before, was a major striker during the Leeds youth storms, and Leeds fans were very emotional about him.

No wonder Kelly Fox asked this question at this time.

Viduka has been injured since joining Middlesbrough. He has not played many games and is not a regular member of the Middlesbrough team. However, Kelly Fox wanted to find out if Viduka could start after hearing that he had recently recovered from an injury and was in good shape.

McClaren glanced at Kelly Fox and said, “All I can tell you is that Mark has recovered from his injury and is in good shape. There is no comment on whether he will start or not!”

Kelly Fox’s eyes lit up.

McClaren was the last to say: “This game we will use our sharp offense to tear apart the Leeds United tortoise shell and win this game!”

–Division Line–

Zhong Cheng also attended the pre-match press conference and was interviewed by media reporters.

“What? This is a setback for football? Cheep, I can only say that McClaren hasn’t learned his lesson yet. It can even be said that McClaren is shallow. From what he said, I know that our Leeds United team will win this match.”

When a reporter asked why, Zhong Cheng scoffed and said, “Why? McClaren doesn’t even understand our Leeds United tactics. Do they still want to win? What a joke!”

Many of the reporters below looked at each other. Isn’t your Leeds United’s tactic defensive counterattack? What’s the point of doing research?

Just you rough football, you can see it at a glance, and you’re still researching, damn it!

“Yes, the Middlesbrough attackers are indeed very strong. Hassel Baink is a striker who can score goals, but the Middlesbrough Zhong Cheng’s configuration can’t support Hassel Baink’s attack, and the Middlesbrough’s strength is limited!” Zhong Cheng continued to speak to reporters.

The reporters below all sneered, believing that Zhong Cheng was talking nonsense.

Zhong Cheng ignored him and continued, “Middlesbrough only have a little creativity in their midfield. The other midfielders are all lousy. A team like this is easy to defend against. If you don’t believe me, watch this match. We will win.”

Zhong Cheng is very confident in his team, he firmly believes that their Leeds United team can win this match.

“As for McClaren, I want to say that he is not a talented head coach. To be honest, I don’t think much of his career coaching trip. Perhaps his best position is to be someone else’s assistant, not to be in the head coach’s position!” Zhong Cheng said.

The reporters below were shocked. They didn’t expect Zhong Cheng to speak so viciously.

Zhong Cheng directly kicked McClaren out of the ranks of head coaches, claiming that McClaren was not worthy of being called the head coach of the team. He wanted to fight to the death with McClaren.

The reporters didn’t know how McClaren would react when he found out about this. They really couldn’t wait to see McClaren’s expression.

Zhong Cheng himself was the last to say: “This game will be played at our home Ailan Road Stadium. We have an obligation to stay here and we will do our best to win!”

–Division Line–

After McClaren heard Zhong Cheng’s words, he was very angry and directly said to the reporters in front of his eyebrows, “What the hell does he know about Madman Loria, a little guy without a hair on his back? If you don’t believe me, just watch and see how we killed him. I will let him know what it means to be the real head coach!”

McClaren added: “Madman Loria is just a little kid who dares to mislead his children before he even recognizes a single word. Such rubbish is simply a disgrace to football. He sees it as a disgrace to football!”

After learning of McClaren’s counterattack, Zhong Cheng merely chuckled and said, “Haha! A guy who can’t even understand the most basic tactics is still coaching the team. This is simply the shame of football!”

The two coaches actually started to quarrel fiercely before the match. Immediately, this match attracted a lot of attention.

Of course, these people are here to support McClaren.

McClaren was a famous coach in English football. McClaren represented the level of a native English coach. If Zhong Cheng attacked McClaren, he would be attacking a native English coach. Naturally, the fans in England wanted to attack Zhong Cheng crazily.

Zhong Cheng didn’t care about it. He said, “Hmph, so much is empty now. Let’s wait for the truth. McClaren, it’s easy to defeat your Middlesbrough team!”

McClaren was enraged by Zhong Cheng, and he was blowing his beard and glaring at him.

“Damn Madman Loria, wait for me. We must win this match!” McClaren swore in his heart.

The players on both sides were also interviewed by media reporters before the game. Hassel Baink told the media reporters: “This game is really important for us because it is a crucial time for us to go up.” “Our opponents are not strong, but they are ahead of us in the table. This is a good opportunity for us to get points.

Hassel Baink added: “To be honest, I know that the Leeds United are in excellent physical condition and are arguably the best team in England. But their technical and tactical skills are the worst, so there is no need to waste any effort in defeating them.”

“We are not afraid of Leeds United at all,” Hassel Baink concluded. “I think Middlesbrough will be able to win this game easily. If you don’t believe me, just watch.”

Middlesbrough are confident, as are Leeds United.

Leeds United’s Pique was interviewed by media reporters. Pique is now a rising star and has taken a fancy to his club too much.

The current top four are interested in Pique, with Chelsea and Manchester United seducing him with money in the hopes of taking him away.

At this stage, there are still a lot of transfer scandals around Pique.

Pique told reporters: “Middlesbrough are strong, their attackers are good, especially Hassel Baink, he is a very strong striker.” However, he is not very popular in the national team and the club. The wealthy teams do not seem to be interested in him and do not like players like him. This also shows that he has a lot of shortcomings. We will naturally be able to defeat them in this match!

“As for McClaren, as we said before, his level is limited and his tactics are problematic. He is also very poor in motivating the players. He is a good assistant coach, but he is not a qualified head coach, so we can win this match,” Pique said.

Pique’s words made the Middlesbrough fans very angry. They were madly cursing Pique.

Pique also answered questions about his transfer rumours, saying: “Yes, there are a lot of teams looking for me now and hopefully I can move. But what I want to say now is that I will not leave Leeds United. I am very happy here and will not leave as long as the boss does not let me leave for a day!”

Someone asked, “Is this true even for rich clubs?”

Pique pondered for a while and then said, “In England, I only play for one club, and this club is Leeds United. Of course, I’m not a player who doesn’t know how to move. At least there is one club in the world that needs me and I will leave Leeds United!”

The media reporters were interested and asked, “Which club is it?”

Peeker didn’t hide anything, and it was easy to guess, but everyone hoped that Peeker would say it himself. “It’s Barcelona!” Peeker said straightforwardly.

Pique has been a Barcelona fan since childhood. His family are all Barcelona fans. He came from La Marcia with Barcelona in his heart.

Media reporters immediately asked: “If Barcelona made an offer to Leeds United this winter, would you leave Leeds United and go back to Spain?”

Pick shook his head firmly and said, “No!”

The reporters were all shocked. Didn’t you just say that you would go back as long as Barcelona summoned you?

Pique said seriously: “Barcelona is fine, but they have to guarantee me a place in the first team. If I don’t get that promise, I won’t leave Leeds United!”

Media reporters instantly understood that Peeker still needed to have his own main force position in his heart before he could return to Barcelona. If he were to go back and sit on the bench, he wouldn’t want to go back.

It seemed like Peak would have to spend at least another four to five years at Leeds United.